Chad Barrett

A few days before the 2015 MLS Cup kicks off in Columbus, Toronto FC forward Sebastian Giovinco walked onto a stage in Toronto Wednesday morning and accepted the league's most valuable player award.

The diminutive Italian represents one window into how MLS will improve: the importation of stars, young and older, from Europe.

On the field at MAPFRE Stadium on Sunday, however, the two teams that will play for the MLS championship are examples of both the continued growth of the league and the need for more change in the salary cap structure.

Columbus is comprised mostly of MLS-bred and developed stars: Ethan Finlay, Justin...

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